Quest to Retake $20B in Climate Money Puts Trump Agencies at ‘Significant’ Risk, Attorney Warned

April 23, 2025 / by

Alex Guillén /

Politico

Avi Garbow, former EPA General Counsel, and Stan Meiburg, former EPA Acting Deputy Administrator, were quoted in Politico. The Trump administration’s effort to regain control of $20 billion in already-distributed funding could expose the agency to billions in damages, a career lawyer wrote in an internal message obtained by Politico.

Senators Face Pressure to Safeguard EPA Research Arm

April 23, 2025 / by

Sean Reilly /

E&E News

Chris Frey, former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, was quoted in E&E News. Calling the Office of Research and Development “a unique national asset,” former agency research chiefs appealed to appropriators against downsizing.

Climate Groups Get a Reprieve From Trump’s Rumored Earth Day Massacre

April 23, 2025 / by

Henry Carnell and Artis Curiskis /

Mother Jones

Michelle Roos, EPN Executive Director, was quoted in Mother Jones. As Americans celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday, the nonprofit world was left anxiously wondering, “Will they or won’t they?”

Climate is Adding to Detroit Air Quality Problems: American Lung Association

April 23, 2025 / by

Brian Allnutt /

Planet Detroit

EPN was mentioned in Planet Detroit. American Lung Association report finds nearly half the nation lives in areas with unhealthy air, warns EPA cuts could make the problem worse.

Dangerous Air Pollution Impacting 156 Million Americans

April 23, 2025 / by

Jasmine Laws /

Newsweek

EPN was mentioned in Newsweek. Nearly half of the U.S. population is living with dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.

As Trump’s EPA Ends ‘Environmental Justice,’ Minority Communities May Pay a Price

April 23, 2025 / by

Ned Randolph and Daniel Trotta /

Reuters

Linda Birnbaum, former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and former EPA scientist, was quoted by Reuters. From her home on Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” Lydia Gerard looks down at her 8-month-old great-granddaughter and wonders if she will one day suffer the same fate as her many friends and relatives whose lives were cut short by the disease.

Protesta de Empleados de la Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) Ante Recortes y Otras Medidas de Gobierno Trump

April 22, 2025 / by

Angie Hernandez /

Spectrum Noticias

Lisa Garcia, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, was quoted in Spectrum Noticias. Decenas de trabajadores de la Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente EPA por sus siglas en inglés, protestaron en la ciudad de Nueva York para exigir a la administración Trump que pare el plan de desmantelar a la agencia.

The EPA Cracked Down on Tesla and SpaceX. Then Elon Musk and DOGE Took Over.

April 22, 2025 / by

Justine Calma /

The Verge

Walter Mugdan, former Deputy Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, and Larry Starfield, former Deputy and Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, were quoted in The Verge. Elon Musk’s companies have been accused of breaking bedrock environmental laws in the US. Now, DOGE is gutting the federal agency that enforces those laws.

Sludge Contaminated 10,000 Acres of Farmland. What Should Be Done?

April 21, 2025 / by

Hiroko Tabuchi /

The New York Times

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in the New York Times. For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.”

Earth Day Gut Check – How Trump’s Environmental Cuts Hit the Lake Erie Region

April 20, 2025 / by

Chris J. Magoc /

Go Erie

EPN was mentioned in Go Erie. On April 22, Americans across our divided political landscape will celebrate the 55th Earth Day, reaffirming our commitment to wise environmental stewardship. We will do so not in a vacuum, but amid a ferocious assault on our nation’s public lands and environmental laws by the Trump-Musk administration.

How Rural Communities are Being Impacted by Recent EPA Changes

April 19, 2025 / by

Kyra Alessandrini /

Blavity

Matt Tejada, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, was quoted in Blavity. The Trump administration is aiming to close another department and cut more of the federal government’s workforce.

The Scientists Trump Needs

April 15, 2025 / by

Michael Doyle and Ellie Dorst /

Politico Pro

Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, was quoted in Politico. The Trump administration may end up chainsawing itself in the foot with aggressive science-related cuts at agencies like EPA and the Interior Department.

Trump Targets State Climate Laws, Escalates Deregulatory Agenda

April 14, 2025 / by

Jacob Wallace /

WasteDive

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in WasteDive. The White House released new orders last week targeting state laws related to climate change and environmental justice, which could ensnare waste laws covering organics or landfills.

Lee Zeldin’s National Good-Neighbor Tour

April 14, 2025 / by

Miranda Willson /

E&E News

Stan Meiburg, former EPA Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted in E&E News. In Washington, the EPA administrator talks up budget slashing. But he strikes a different tone on the road, promising support for states.

EPA Cancels Key Science Advisory Board Meeting

April 12, 2025 / by

Liza Gross /

Inside Climate News

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in Inside Climate News. The cancellation of a meeting of top advisors to the agency’s scientific research arm, with no explanation or plans to reschedule, signals bad news for public health and the environment, say former advisors.

Mass. Has Strong Climate Laws. A New Trump Action Aims to Undo Them

April 11, 2025 / by

Miriam Wasser /

WBUR

David Cash, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1, was quoted in WBUR. As President Trump has worked to dismantle many federal climate policies and initiatives, Massachusetts environmentalists have taken solace in the fact that states and municipalities have the power to set their own energy and environmental policies.

Former EPA Employees On The Impact Cuts Could Have on RTP Campus, Environmental Protections

April 10, 2025 / by

Leoneda Inge /

WUNC

 Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, and Chris Frey, former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, were featured on a radio segment for WUNC. 

‘It’s a Real Concern.’ Trump Cuts to Clean Air Grants Worry Charlotte Communities

April 8, 2025 / by

Chase Jordan /

The Charlotte Observer

Stan Meiburg, former Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted in The Charlotte Observer.

Experts Explain Criticality of Regional EPA office

April 8, 2025 / by

Gary Wilson /

Great Lakes Now

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in Great Lakes Now. Change is happening since Donald Trump took office and began making good on campaign pledges to reduce the size and scope of the work of the federal agencies that serve the country.

Trump’s EPA Cuts Are Going to Poison His Own Voters

April 7, 2025 / by

Noah Kirsch /

The New Republic

Matt Tejada, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, was quoted in The New Republic. “It’s practically inevitable” that people will get sick, a current EPA employee said.

The Cost of Trump’s Environmental Program Cuts

April 5, 2025 / by

Indo-American News Editor /

Indo New York

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in Indo New York. The Trump administration’s recent environmental program cuts have stirred up quite a storm, with experts warning of dire consequences for both public health and the economy.

Trump is Cutting The Nation’s Environmental Programs. Here Are the Health Risks to Americans

April 5, 2025 / by

Hayley Smith /

LA Times

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in The LA Times. The Trump administration’s slash-and-burn approach to federal programs has delivered a considerable hit to the nation’s environment, but experts say its plans to repeal hard-won protections for clean air and water will also directly jeopardize Americans’ health — and their wallets.

EPA Air Quality Rollbacks Could Cost 200,000 Lives

April 3, 2025 / by

Brian Allnut /

Planet Detroit

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in Planet Detroit. Proposed air quality rule changes, polluter exemptions, agency cuts could make breathing more dangerous.

Part 1: THE DIE-OFF Wasting Away

April 2, 2025 / by

Zachary T. Sampson, Shreya Vuttaluru and Bethany Barnes /

Tampa Bay Times

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in The Tampa Bay Times. Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse